There are statues that admire their beauty, but there are also those that cause either laughter, or disgust, or anger, or bewilderment. Today we will talk about the reverse side of the beautiful.
In one of our previous articles, we already talked about the statue of Cristiano Ronaldo, who just blew up the net .
I must say, he is not alone in his misfortune. Let's look at another 10 strange, funny and simply unsuccessful monuments of world celebrities.
1. Nefertiti
Did you know that the Queen's name translates as "Beautiful beauty of Aten, the beauty has come"? Probably, when you erected this sculpture, forgive me, but Nefertiti turned over several times in her sarcophagus. In Egypt, this woman is still a symbol of femininity and unlimited beauty. But when in 2015 at the entrance to the city of Samalut was installed this statue, it is possible that many were disappointed in the ability of the Egyptians to see the beautiful.
2. Michael Jackson
In which only the city does not have a monument to the most successful musician in the history of pop music, which, incidentally, in 2009 was officially recognized as the Legend of America and the Icon of Music.
In 2011, next to the Craven-Cottage Stadium, the owner of London's Fulham, a close friend of a celebrity, installed a rather unusual monument to the singer. True, not all football fans were delighted with this. After all, many are used to the fact that the stadiums are set up monuments to the legends of the club.
Although the Egyptian owner of Fulham did not pay attention to criticism, in 2013 the monument was dismantled by the new management of the club.
3. Princess Diana
Okay, we understand that this is not a statue, but you can not pass by such a drawing. This year, by the 20th anniversary of the death of Lady Dee, the Chesterfield City Council has established a memorial that, you see, absolutely does not correspond to what Diana looked like. So far, this "attraction" has not been demolished, but it seems that it did not last long.
4. John Paul II
In May 2011 in Rome, near the Station of Termini was erected here such a 5-meter monument to the Pope. Many argued that this statue is an outrage against the former head of the Roman Catholic Church. Moreover, it seems that a bomb was thrown at the monument. And how else can you explain the presence of such a huge hole?
Soon it was dismantled, explaining this by the fact that the modern sculptor Oliviero Rainaldi took up the renovation of the statue. True, on the opening day of the visitors, disappointment awaited: instead of the monument of John Paul II, the audience saw a strange structure resembling an angular booth with an expressionless face, absolutely unlike the face of the great Pope.
The townspeople did not approve the monument. A scandal broke out. Soon it was sent for revision and on November 18, 2012 the world saw an updated modernist statue.
5. Oscar Wilde
In the mid-1990s, a monument to "Conversation with Oscar Wilde" was erected on a street in London and won one British creative contest. Sculptor Maggie Hamblin explains his idea: "A great writer talks with us, even if he is in a different world, or rather, from a coffin." One can not but agree that this monument looks strange and a bit gloomy. What to say? Modern Art…
6. General Nathaniel Bedfort Forrest
In the USA, in Nashville you can see a cartoon sculpture of the General of the Army of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. It was created in 1998 by an eccentric personality, sculptor Jack Kershaw.
7. Lucille Ball
Looking at the statue of an American comedian actress, one can get the impression that this woman was one of the ugliest in the cinema. But no, the whole blame for the strange idea of the sculptor Carolyn Palmer about "The Queen of Comedy", as Lucille calls it.
8. Kurt Cobain
Initially, this sculpture was created by Randi Hubbard, and then - by local art students. In 2014 was the opening of the monument and now this "beauty" stands in the Aberdeen Historical Museum.
9. Kate Moss
In 2008, in England appeared a gold 50-kilogram statue of the model of Kate Moss. Its author is the famous sculptor Mark Quinn. He claims that he wanted to create a statue of a person embodying the ideal of the beauty of the modern world. It is interesting that the employees of the British Museum, which housed the statue for the period of the exhibition, unofficially called it the Aphrodite of our time.
10. Alison Lapper
In 2005, on the fourth pedestal of Trafalgar Square appeared a marble 4-meter statue of the modern English artist Alison Lapper. The girl was born without arms, but already in 3 years began to draw. To date, it is a symbol of an incredible life force.
The authorship of the stone creation belongs to the previously mentioned Mark Quinn. He portrayed the artist as pregnant, explaining that he was subdued by her boldness and femininity.